Garcin syndrome caused by sphenoid bone metastasis of lung cancer: a case study

Garcin syndrome caused by sphenoid bone metastasis of lung cancer: a case study

Abstract Background Garcin syndrome, which consists of unilateral palsies of almost all cranial nerves without either sensory or motor long-tract disturbances or intracranial hypertension, can be caused by malignant tumors at the skull base. The case of a patient with lung cancer that metastasized t...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Fukai, Naoyuki Okabe, Hayato Mine, Hironori Takagi, Hiroyuki Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Garcin syndrome
Lung cancer
Bone metastasis
Sphenoid bone
Basal bone
Cranial nerve palsy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1351-4

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